So on that note, we’ve done a little digging and here’s our lowdown on Arsenal’s next Thierry Henry/Marouane Chamakh (delete as appropriate)…

The basics

A French striker of Tunisian descent, Ben Yedder was born in Sarcelles, Ile-de-France in 1990, and started his footballing career at the age of just 10 in the youth team of Garges-les-Gonesse.

Ben Yedder eventually ended up at Toulouse in 2010 and has been there for the bulk of his career, spending six seasons with the Ligue 1 outfit now.

Ben Yedder has been linked with a host of clubs this summer (Picture: Getty)

After a slow start, the front-man is now one of his club’s most important players and has shown himself to be among the top attacking players of the French top flight.

A slightly worrying fact, however, is that he’s only 5 ft 7 – hardly ideal for the physical demands of the Premier League, and all too familiar for Arsenal fans who have long felt their side is too lightweight.

The stats

What goalscoring stats have made him catch Arsenal’s eye? In fairness, they’re not bad at all – he has consistently hit strong numbers for the last four reasons in a row.

Having netted only once in his first two seasons for Toulouse, Ben Yedder has really turned things around since then, with 70 goals in the last four years.

His best tally was 23 in 41 games last season, which came alongside five assists, suggesting he may be the complete forward Wenger would love to have in his ranks.

He’s also scored some crackers down the years, including this sublime volley against Paris Saint-Germain.

Even better perhaps is that it’s followed by a slightly bizarre celebration: he takes his shirt off, but he’s got another one on underneath…a level of sensible forward thinking we’re just not used to seeing from footballers.

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Futsal

Ben Yedder may not have won any caps for the France national team, but to be a bit different, he’s played twice for their futsal side.

His record reads two appearances and one goal, and though we cannot find any video evidence of this, it’s a pretty cool fact as football and futsal clearly need to mix more.

Could he take that level of close control and individual skill with him to the Premier League? It’s a pretty different game, but those qualities could stand him in good stead in the future.

If partnered with the not-so-mobile Giroud, Ben Yedder’s quick feet and skill could actually make him the ideal player to complement his fellow Frenchman, rather than necessarily replace him.

Who wants him?

If you’re one of those who judges a player by who he’s being linked with in the transfer market, you may struggle to guage Ben Yedder’s qualities on that basis…

Can Ben Yedder take his fine form from Toulouse to Arsenal? (Picture: Getty)

In recent months, the 25-year-old has been linked with a wide variety of clubs, with Arsenal joining Barcelona, Sevilla, Leicester City, West Ham and even Seattle Sounders in the chase for his signature.

With a year to go on his contract, it perhaps makes sense that everyone’s queuing up to try and sign him, and that could benefit penny-pinching Arsenal as well as they won’t have to pay a colossal amount to persuade Toulouse to sell.

All in all, a fairly typical Wenger signing, but some signs that it’s perhaps not one that should have all Arsenal fans tearing their hair out.